KHS unveils 2013 Hall of Fame class

Tuesday

Apr 2, 2013 at 9:07 PMApr 2, 2013 at 9:08 PM

Induction ceremony set for Sept. 21

Mike Landis

Nine athletes, three teams, two friends and one coach will be inducted into the Kewanee High School Athletic Hall of Fame in September.The 2013 induction ceremony, hosted by the Kewanee High School Athletic Hall of Fame committee, is set for Sept. 21. The 2013 inductees are:Coach — David VanNieuwenhuyseFriends — Dr. Rick Cernovich (1972) and Jerry Gustafson (1958)Female athletes — Maribeth (Egert) Dura (1979), Heidi Goodbar (1989), Diane (Reiff) Reeser (1985) and Lindsay Stalzer (2002)Male athletes — Jason Abbot (1996), Niels “The Great Dane” Fuglsang (1916), Eugene “Ding” Nass (1947), Matt Salisbury (2001) and Garner Simpkins (1994)Teams — 1914-15 football, 1941-42 baseball and 1979-80 volleyballThe committee is looking for assistance in locating a few members from the 1941-42 baseball team. If you have any information on the following teammates or family members of these athletes — Bob Brand, John Carroll, Richard Douglas, Herb Dyer, Don and Jim Eshelman, John Gulshen, Joe Gusman, Fred Kuster, Coach Landis, Dick Lee, Jack Radovich, John Stenwall, Donald VanVooren, Don Waggoner and Ernie Waggoner — call the Kewanee Schools Foundation office at (309) 856-8702. The first Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony was held in 2005 and have been held every other year since. For more information on the Kewanee High School Athletic Hall of Fame go to www.kewaneeschoolsfoundation.org and click on Hall of Fame.